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Steve Roach- New Life Dreaming. So this is the one where Steve did the Dreamtime Return era synths, and though it's not as memorable as that album, it's still skillful, pretty and kind of underrated, compared to his music of recent years.

non ambient:Mother Falcon - Alhambra - for fans of Beirut, Sufjan Stevens & Efterklang.Kacey Musgraves - same trailer different park - now this is what country music should be, not that Band Perry shit! Classic country sound with good lyrics.Phox - Confetti - a Wisconsin band that got a lot of pub at SXSW. Good indie, folk-pop with a nice quiet/loud dynamic.

Oophoi - Signals from the Great Beyond (The Complete Recordings), monumental album from the Master, enough said.

Yes, it's a great one, especially Disc 1. It was one of the last recordings I obtained from Gigi.

Forrest

It certainly is, it was the first disc I bought directly from him, and always had a special place with me, more so now, and is probably my most favourite album of his, although there are so many more of his that come really close to it.

sonmi451 - A Phosphorous Spot + Spectrum + Cloud AtlasI've finally managed to grab the last bit of what is still in print for sonmi451. (I'm still missing Star Atlas and the collector in me is going nuts. If anyone has a copy they wish to offload, please send me a note.) These three CDs are great. There is a surprising amount of heterogeneity across the various discs. Cloud Atlas, for example, is wonderful nighttime music, but A Phosphorous Spot (having a bit more of a pulse) has been spinning in my car stereo for the past week.

Kate Bush--Hounds of Love, Never for EverIron Maiden--Maiden England, 2cd recorded 1988. Disappointing. Studio versions are much better.Dire Straits--Brothers in Arms. Along with Hounds of Love, one of the best rock albums of the 80's

I've been preoccupied lately by the Slaapwel label, after hearing Sonmi451's Ruis . These three titles are some of the few that are still in print and they are excellent. The Seaworthy release in particular is quite nice.